Question

which of the following best describes the supreme courts decision in the case of lochner v. new york?
the supreme court found that the federal government could not intervene in limiting the length of a workday.
the supreme court found that states could not intervene in limiting the length of a workday.
justices believed that long workdays benefited the economy.
justices believed that long workdays built a good work ethic.

Explanation:

In the Lochner v. New York case, the Supreme Court ruled that a New York state law limiting the working hours of bakers was unconstitutional. The Court held that the law interfered with the "liberty of contract" between employers and employees. This decision was based on the idea that states could not overly regulate private contracts, and in this context, it meant the state could not intervene to limit the length of the workday in the way the New York law attempted. It was about state - level intervention (not federal as the first option suggests). There is no strong evidence from the case's reasoning that the justices believed long workdays benefited the economy (the third option) or built a good work ethic (the fourth option) as the core of their decision. The core was the legal principle of "liberty of contract" and state intervention limits.

Answer:

The Supreme Court found that states could not intervene in limiting the length of a workday.